No. 125 [electronic resource].
Development, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and.
Round Table on Transport EconomicsCorporate Author
European Conference of Ministers of Transport Economic Research Centre.Content Provider
Round Table on Transport Economics
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2004.
Europe's rail-freight market is undergoing sweeping change. While an expanding long-distance export market is favourable to rail transport, railways have been steadily losing market share to road hauliers. The reasons for this are numerous and range from a sub-standard quality of service, lack of sophisticated computer technology and transport logistics, and a shortage of commercial know-how.
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Preliminaries; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Report by G. ABERLE (Germany); Report by S. BOLOGNA (Italy); Report by C. NASH/T. FOWKES (United Kingdom); SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS; LIST OF PARTICIPANTS; 
Europe's rail-freight market is undergoing sweeping change. While an expanding long-distance export market is favourable to rail transport, railways have been steadily losing market share to road hauliers. The reasons for this are numerous and range from a sub-standard quality of service, lack of sophisticated computer technology and transport logistics, and a shortage of commercial know-how.
Freight and freightage.
Railroads.
Business.
Railroads
Business & Economics
Transportation Economics
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